The dream of the SYMPHONIC CUBE has come alive.

This collection of ten Virtual Instruments (VIENNA INSTRUMENTS) has been specially designed by the Vienna Symphonic Library to orchestrate vast numbers of samples with an elegance and simplicity never seen in the history of orchestral music production. By simultaneously managing their own in-house sample development and software development, they have created a unique marriage of processes, inexorably linking samples and performance algorithms for stunning ease-of-use and authenticity. For the first time hundreds of inspiring articulations can be combined in one Preset and on a single MIDI track. Vienna’s proprietary Performance Detection analyzes intervals, repeated notes, patterns, and even speed in real-time and automatically summons the appropriate articulation or nuance. If you never imagined a Virtual Instrument could read your mind, think again. Never before has composing been so natural, fast, and so much fun.

• Over 800,000 samples and over 550 GB of sample data in 44.1kHz/24bit
 
• Comprehensive upgrade paths for Vienna Symphonic Library customers

• Prepared for future MIR integration, Vienna’s proprietary Multi Impulse Response Mixing and Reverberation Engine

• Online Video Tutorials
 
• VST (Windows XP) and AU (Mac OS X) formats, plug-in and stand-alone

• Extended Libraries for flexible expansion of your instruments and articulations

ONE SYMPHONIC CUBE – TEN VIENNA INSTRUMENTS

Solo Strings
Solo violin
Solo viola
Solo cello
Solo double bass

Chamber Strings
Violin ensemble
Viola ensemble
Cello ensemble
Double bass ensemble

Orchestral Strings I
Violin ensemble
Viola ensemble

Orchestral Strings II
Cello ensemble
Double bass ensemble

Harps
Harp 1
Harp 2

Woodwinds I
Flute 1
Oboe (French style)
Clarinet
Bassoon
Flute ensemble
Oboe ensemble
Clarinet ensemble
Bassoon ensemble

Woodwinds II
Piccolo
Flute 2
Alto flute
Oboe (Viennese style)
English horn 1
English horn 2
Small clarinet in Eb
Bass clarinet
Contrabassoon

Brass I
Trumpet
Horn
Tenor trombone
Tuba
Trumpet ensemble
Horn ensemble
Trombone ensemble

Brass II
Piccolo trumpet
Bass trumpet
Triple horn
Horn ensemble/Epic Horns
Bass trombone
Contrabass trombone
Contrabass tuba
Wagner tuba
Cimbasso

Percussion
Standard percussion
Mallets
Bells
FX Percussion

The Symphonic Cube at a Glance

• Over 800,000 samples and over 550 GB of sample data in 44.1kHz/24bit
 
• Comprehensive upgrade paths for Vienna Symphonic Library customers

• Prepared for future MIR integration, Vienna’s proprietary Multi Impulse Response Mixing and Reverberation Engine

• Online Video Tutorials
 
• VST and AU formats for Windows XP and Mac OS X, plug-in and stand-alone

Each of the 10 Collections comes with the Software Instrument, Standard Library, and Extended Library on DVD. You get each Collection with its Standard Library and the Software-Instrument (i.e., the engine with its user interface) at prices ranging from $215 to $595. You can also test the included Extended Library for a period of 30 days.

After purchasing a Vienna Instrument, which includes the Standard Library, registered users of the Vienna Symphonic Library and Horizon Series products will be granted extensive discounts to unlock the Extended Library of the Vienna Instrument. For example, a user who has registered the Horizon Series Solo Strings and the Vienna Instrument Solo Strings Standard Library will be able to purchase the complete 38 GB of the Solo Strings Extended Library for a handling fee of only $35!

The 10 Vienna Instruments Collections will be released over a period of several months, starting with Solo Strings, Chamber Strings, Woodwinds I and Woodwinds II in January 2006. Further Vienna Instruments, such as Saxophones (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass saxophone), and the Vienna Konzerthaus Organ, will follow the Symphonic Cube.

New Instruments and Articulations
The SYMPHONIC CUBE contains all of the samples that are included in the PRO EDITION and the HORIZON SERIES, plus much more, for example:

•    Fast Interval Performances
•    Performance Trills
•    Arpeggios
•    Mordents
•    Upbeat Repetition Performances
•    Ponticello
•    Sul tasto
•    Harmonics (flageolet)
•    Ricochet
•    Zigane (Gypsy) and Harsh styles

•    Small Clarinet in Eb
•    English Horn II (French Style)
•    Triple Horn
•    Muted trumpets and trombones
•    Timpani II
•    Concert Toms, Roto Toms, Taiko Drums and many more ...

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The Vienna Instruments User Interface is clearly arranged, easy to grasp, and fun to work with! Please watch the Video Tutorials the Vienna Symphonic Library is offering!

Proceed with Speed
 
• Pre-configured inspiring Patches for intuitive playing with zero learning curve.
 
• Performance Detection algorithms integrated in Patches without the need to switch manually between articulations:

- Interval Detection – Provides natural intervals and note transitions for legato, portamento, glissando, spiccato, marcato, détaché styles in real-time.
- Repetition Detection – Lets you play natural repeated notes in legato, portato, staccato, spiccato styles at any speed!
- Pattern and Trill Detection – Avoids same-sample occurrences, even within complex phrases and trills.
- Speed Detection – The tempo of your performance automatically triggers the appropriately articulated samples and switches seamlessly between articulations.
 
• Trigger comprehensive sets of articulations using hardware controllers (MIDI learn), key switches, and speed, without ever leaving the current MIDI channel.
 
• Layer Articulations for simultaneous or crossfaded performances in one Preset.
 
• Easily design your own Instruments using Drag & Drop.

• Switch Velocity Crossfades and Release Control on/off on the fly.

The Engine
 
• Extremely powerful proprietary streaming audio engine, developed by Vienna Symphonic Library’s engineering mastermind Christian Teuscher.

• Up to 3,456 Articulations (Patches) on one MIDI channel.

• RAM pre-load of up to 25,600 stereo samples (based on 1.6 GB available RAM under Windows; 48,000 samples on a 3 GB Mac G5).

• 64 stereo voices per instance streaming from disk.

• Extremely low load times (average 1 sec. per Patch) using pre-caching.

• Lossless real-time de-compression for using less RAM and hard disk resources.

• RAM Optimizer kicks unused samples out of RAM.

System Requirements

•    PC Intel/AMD 2 GHz (3++ GHz recommended) with Windows XP or
Apple G4 800 MHz (G5 recommended) with Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
•    1 GB RAM (2 GB highly recommended)
•    VST or AU compatible host
•    DVD drive for installation
•    7200 RPM separate hard drive
•    88 key master keyboard (highly recommended)

The First In-depth Vienna Instruments Review: "I really can´t say enough good things about Vienna Instruments." Read Peter Alexander´s detailed review on Sonic Control: http://www.soniccontrol.com/reviews/

All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All specifications, features, and contents are subject to change without prior notice. © Vienna Symphonic Library GmbH, November 2005

The Vienna Symphonic Library company was founded in Vienna by Herb Tucmandl, a visionary composer, musician, and filmmaker who helped redefine the modern sample library. By inventing new sampling techniques and tools, Tucmandl and his team have created what has become the most widely used orchestral sample library in the industry. Now, the innovation continues with the release of the mammoth Symphonic Cube, powered by Vienna Instruments. Featuring starkly simple yet flexible user interfaces, Vienna Instruments bring orchestral production to another level of realism and provide unprecedented creative freedom for the user.